Current case mix and results of catheter ablation of regular supraventricular tachycardia: Are we giving unrealistic expectations to patients?

Europace

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1064-1068

  Showkathali, Refai ^a   Earley, Mark J ^a   Gupta, Dhiraj ^a   Alzetani, Maysaa ^a   Harris, Stuart ^a   Kistler, Peter M ^a   Sporton, Simon C ^a   Schilling, Richard J ^a  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accessory pathway; AVNRT; Catheter ablation; Supraventricular tachycardia; Typical atrial flutter

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART BLOCK; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; CATHETER ABLATION; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 40049087760     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eum162     Document Type: Article

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